The Way of The Dao

* Boom! *

Five spears made of ice impaled a sturdy body, piercing its skin and quickly freezing the figure they had caught.

The ice touched the ground and extended a few more meters before stopping.

"Cough! Cough!"

A slender figure full of stains and traces of blood all over her slightly torn clothing dropped to one knee as she clutched at the spear with her hands. Her steady, heavy breathing made her aura unstable, exuding a very weak power as she was on the verge of passing out from exhaustion.

This woman in her 30's looked up and looked at more than 10 pillars of ice, where each one inside held a lifeless person.

* Crackle... *

A slight but perceptible sound was clearly heard by the woman, who quickly turned around and threw the spear, mobilized what little cultivation essence she had left to launch one last attack when she thought someone had arrived.

"Ah!"bender

A soft but frightened voice was heard at once, stunning the woman as she briefly recognized the type of clothing these people wore. Her gaze was blurred from loss of strength, feeling that she could barely make out her surroundings.

"Girls..." She tried to undo her attack, but it was useless.

* Swoosh... *

Then, a blast of air appeared and stopped the spear in the sky, several meters before it reached one of the people.

"Elder Jun!"

Zhu Rouwei quickly arrived with this woman who was the elder of her sect Jun Zhuyun without caring about the spear she had thrown. Her arms quickly supported Jun Zhuyun before she completely fell to the ground.

"Rouwei, you..." Jun Zhuyun confirmed that this person was one of her sect disciples!

"Master!" With tears in her eyes, Fang Lian'er walked up to Jun Zhuyun and hugged her. She clearly saw Jun Zhuyun's state, showing that her master had really fought a tough battle, her clothes that was clean blue was now stained with blood and dust, with some parts torn.

The ice pillars containing human bodies inside them confirmed the ferocity of the battle Jun Zhuyun had experienced!

"Are you girls okay?" Jun Zhuyun was surprised to see her female sect disciples completely fine. Before they escaped, she managed to see that they were chased by several cultivators.

"We're fine, Elder Jun, none of us are injured or in any serious danger."

Approaching with a confident expression, Su Changqing said to Jun Zhuyun.

"Su girl, you're fine... thanks for protecting them." Jun Zhuyun saw Su Changqing and she sighed with a sigh of relief.

Clearly with Su Changqing's cultivation base she must have protected her junior sisters! Furthermore, Su Changqing was the disciple with the highest expectations of the sect in reaching the Great Ascension state, so Jun Zhuyun did not want something bad to happen to her as well as all the disciples.

"You are wrong, Elder Jun, in fact, the one who saved and protected us was the Ancestor from the Beyond Above The Heaven Sect..."

Su Changqing shook her head and immediately explained to Jun Zhuyun, even she still felt that it was doubtful what she said.

The Legendary Supreme Ancestor of the Beyond Above The Heaven Sect!

When Su Changqing was concentrating on recovering, Ling Tian returned with her martial sisters, letting her sigh with relief and gratitude to see that they were fine. Su Changqing also understood better that Ling Tian would actually be the legendary ancestor of the Beyond Above The Heaven Sect when she wanted to know more about him, as Su Changqing had also thought that Ling Tian was some ancestor of Xuan Li or Lang Qingzu's family.

The mysterious but surprising Beyond Above The Heaven Sect is a small sect, but its leaders are all terrifying powerhouses of the Great Ascension state! And this guy who seemed to be a little older than her was its legendary supreme ancestor who hadn't been seen since its founding!

Su Changqing couldn't help but cast another glance at Ling Tian, wondering if he really was the ancestor of that sect, as she thought that this great supreme ancestor, the grand master who taught those sect masters she respected, must have been an older man, perhaps an old adult but one who exuded a lot of wisdom and experience...

Su Changqing shook her head quickly, pushing those thoughts out of her mind. Perhaps Ling Tian had found some powerful treasure that rejuvenated his appearance and made him look very young, or he practiced some high-level beauty and rejuvenation technique upon seeing that he was an extremely handsome man.

"The ancestor of the sect...?" Jun Zhuyun blinked in confusion when she heard Su Changqing's words. She followed Su Changqing's gaze and quickly came across a young man who had two little girls by his sides.

Jun Zhuyun was dumbfounded looking at Ling Tian, observing his beautiful jet black eyes that attracted her soul without any hindrance. The information of being the sect's ancestor, coupled with this man's ridiculously masculine beauty, boggled Jun Zhuyun's mind, losing herself in thought.

Ling Tian also observed this woman who was also a beauty with a natural cold aura surrounding her, a result of practicing the arts and cultivation techniques related to ice power. Although this woman was full of deep and some serious wounds, her skin completely pale and her cultivation unstable, her wounds still could not hide that this was a beautiful woman as well.

Lang Qingzu tilted his head full of confusion and Xuan Li frowned slightly as they saw Elder Jun Zhuyun's expression as she looked at Ling Tian, since they also knew this woman a little bit due to the interactions of both sects.

Ling Tian coughed slightly, releasing a hint of aura and shaking Jun Zhuyun out of her stupefaction.

"Mmn? F-forgive my rudeness! I thank the senior for saving my disciples twice." Jun Zhuyun stood up somewhat awkwardly and with much effort and exhaustion she cupped her fists together respectfully before Ling Tian, even bowing a little due to the fact that she did not have much strength. She now understood that it must have been him who had stopped her attack that she had launched at Su Changqing and the others thinking that they were enemies.

Jun Zhuyun at once asked, "I don't know the senior's name, but I have heard a little of his identity as well as his great importance to the elders of Beyond Above The Heaven Sect... I am the Elder of the Ice Heart Essence Sect, Jun Zhuyun, and I thank you on behalf of the sect for protecting our disciples, the sect will not forget your saving grace and we will owe you a favor."

Jun Zhuyun was in shock. Wasn't the supreme ancestor of this mysterious sect very young and extremely handsome! She had also heard about this legendary figure of the sect, and who was very important to those powerful sect experts, as were elder Zhen Bingluo, elder Gao Xue and elder Gao Yue. Although this guy was very young and charmingly handsome and seemed to have his face a little pale, he should be stronger than her just by virtue of having the status of supreme ancestor...

And not only Su Changqing was important to her, but also Zhu Rouwei, Wu Xuemin, Fang Lian'er and Ying Su were very important to Jun Zhuyun, as she was in charge of taking care of them and being their protector in this mysterious realm to become stronger. For this supreme ancestor to have protected these female disciples had earned her respect and gratitude.

"Uhm... I'm Ling Tian, and you don't have to worry about the favor. In fact, you'd better thank these two little girls, since they were the ones who recognized the Zhu girl and the others." Ling Tian slightly shook his head very calmly and patted Xuan Li and Lang Qingzu's little heads, causing both girls to smile somewhat shyly.

"Ling Tian... huh?" Jun Zhuyun contemplated this name for a moment before finally looking at Lang Qingzu and Xuan Li, getting stunned for a moment when she recognized them, "You two are Elder Zhen Bingluo's disciples!?"

Jun Zhuyun had seen Xuan Li and Lang Qingzu several times when they sometimes visited her sect accompanied by their master: Zhen Bingluo!

""Greetings, elder!""

Xuan Li and Lang Qingzu cupped their fists and greeted Jun Zhuyun with calm smiles. Although Jun Zhuyun addressed their master Zhen Bingluo as a junior, Jun Zhuyun had a high and superior cultivation to theirs.

Jun Zhuyun nodded dumbly, looking between the trio without being able to think clearly. What was the supposed supreme ancestor of that sect doing in this place? And how come he was accompanying these two girls as if he was their protector?

Su Changqing and the other women thanked Xuan Li and Lang Qingzu upon learning that it was the two of them who recognized them, which resulted in Ling Tian helping Su Changqing as well, while Xuan Li and Lang Qingzy had helped Zhu Rouwei, Wu Xuemin, Fang Lian'er and Ying Su.

"We are looking for Little Tianjin... for Deng Tianjin who we know entered this mysterious realm several days ago as well." Ling Tian at once explained their situation as he saw Jun Zhuyun's stunned look on him. The other gazes from Su Changqing and others didn't help either.

"Elder Deng Tianjin is also here?" Jun Zhuyun blinked in surprise upon hearing this, not realizing how Ling Tian had called out to Deng Tianjin a few moments before.

One of the elders of that mysterious sect is in this place...? Deng Tianijn is a powerful expert of the Great Ascension state! And not only that, the elders of that sect had reappeared? That's a surprise!

Xuan Li and Lang Qingzu looked somewhat disappointed at Jun Zhuyun's expression, knowing that she also didn't know about Elder Deng Tianjin and their other martial siblings.

"Here, here, these are medicinal pills. You need to recover before we can continue."

Ling Tian took out several jade bottles and threw them to Jun Zhuyun, also adding, "I will create a chi recovery and protection formation so that you can recover as well... you girls can also continue to recover if you did not fully recuperate."

With worry and anxiety to see Jun Zhuyun, Fang Lian'er and the others did not want to wait any longer and delayed their recoveries, suppressing their injuries on their bodies.

"Sister Susu, you have to heal your wounds!" Lang Qingzu looked at Ying Su with concern.

"Yes, Sister Zu'er!" Ying Su nodded and she quickly sat in lotus position, eating a medicinal pill.

Zhu Rouwei, Fang Lian'er and Wu Xuemin nodded at Ling Tian's words and began to heal their wounds. Even Su Changqing did not hesitate and also began to eat the medicinal pills to heal her body and continue to recover her cultivation essence.

"Chi recovery and protection formation?" Jun Zhuyun muttered in a daze again when the next moment she clearly felt all the spiritual aura rushing towards them, starting to create a place of cultivation and recovery.

Jun Zhuyun thought no more and sat in lotus position, she looked up and took one last look at Ling Tian before fully concentrating on recovering. She had some very serious injuries, but upon confirming that Ling Tian was protecting them Jun Zhuyun concentrated completely.